I have come back now from taking my in-laws to the airport, so now we will really find out what it means to look after two toddlers. Although it hasn’t been too bad in the few hours so far – Daniele has slept constantly since I returned, and Stefania fell asleep half way through dinner [...]

There isn’t much new to report, except that Daniele is growing, Stefania is having a good time, and I am still able to get a couple of studies prepared each week as well as preparing the new version of my Bible study program. So today I will just add a recent photo of us all.

Daniele turned one week today – which also happens to be a public holiday, so we couldn’t take him to the pharmacy for the first of his weekly weighings as we are supposed to do. Tomorrow will be OK, when we will also get his birth registered. Daniele has adapted well to his new environment, [...]

After an induction that lasted 9.5 hours, Pinuccia did it at the end, and Daniele was born at 6.38pm on the 8th. They are both fine, but Pinuccia is pretty much sore all over. Now they are resting, and I will take Stefania to meet her little brother tomorrow morning. The [...]

No changes in the last two days, although at the monitoring session this afternoon the baby did seem a bit closer to wanting to come out. In fact, the obstretrician predicted that we would be back at the hospital at 10 o’clock tonight. Otherwise we will be going there at 8am tomorrow for the induction.
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A week overdue today, but the baby is well – too well, maybe, because the womb seems preferable to getting out into the real world. In fact, Stefania thought that the womb was a better place to stay as well. So on Tuesday there is another monitoring session, and if nothing happens in the meantime [...]